8 A 21.0 µF spherical capacitor is composed of two concentric metal spheres, one having a radius 3 times as largeas the other. The region between the spheres is a vacuum. Determine the volume of this region. (Take Coulomb'sconstant k=8.99x10° N m² /C2 and n = 3.14 ). Your result must be in multiples of 1016 m3. That means if, forexample, you get a result of a 9.2x1016 just type 9.2 in the answer box. Include 1 digit after the decimal point andmaximum of 3% of error is accepted in your answer.

Capacitance , C = 21 μF R1 = 3R2 To find = Volume of the region between the two spheres

A 21.0 µF spherical capacitor is composed of two concentric metal spheres, one having a radius 3 times as large as the other. The region between the spheres is a vacuum. Determine the volume of this region. (Take Coulomb's constant k=8.99x10° N m² /C² and n = 3.14 ). Your result must be in multiples of 1016 m³. That means if, for example, you get a result of a 9.2x1016 just type 9.2 in the answer box. Include 1 digit after the decimal point and maximum of 3% of error is accepted in your answer.

A 21.0 µF spherical capacitor is composed of two concentric metal spheres, one having a radius 3 times as large as the other. The region between the spheres is a vacuum. Determine the volume of this region. (Take Coulomb's constant k=8.99x10° N m² /C² and n = 3.14 ). Your result must be in multiples of 1016 m³. That means if, for example, you get a result of a 9.2x1016 just type 9.2 in the answer box. Include 1 digit after the decimal point and maximum of 3% of error is accepted in your answer.

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Chapter8: Capacitance

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